No, this is not the plot line of a Hollywood blockbuster starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. NASA just deliberately slammed a spacecraft, going 13,421 miles per hour, into an asteroid 6.8 million miles up in the sky (that’s 28 times the distance of the moon to the Earth). You can watch it all here. This…
The resume ended up on a cake, but the friendship that formed, as a result, is freshly baked. Courtesy subjectThe cake resume that went viral on LinkedIn On September 2nd, the day after Karly Pavlinac Blackburn got laid off, she was talking to friend Trent Gander about how to get her job applications noticed. “He…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If there is anything I’ve learned from working with nonprofits to small business development centers to government agencies, it’s that strategic plans get shelved just as often as they are created. While much of my guidance about overcoming obstacles to the strategic planning process is tailored for…
At one point or another in a corporate job, employees will be asked to complete a performance review where they’ll rate themselves in certain areas (often on a numeric scale of 1-5) in order to self-evaluate their work at the company. Getty ImagesGetty Images And while many are unsure whether or not to rate their…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As an entrepreneur, you take a big risk by starting your own business. The vision, capital, decisions and responsibilities rest on your shoulders. There comes a time when you may consider taking on a partner. Whether it’s early on or after you’re established and ready to take…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As the saying goes, “everyone’s a critic.” But people who may not understand how to constructively communicate their criticisms can come off sounding harsh, hurting team morale and dampening creativity. When the rest of the team can’t see through that biting criticism, everyone starts to consider this…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. “Simple is harder than complex,” said Steve Jobs, the acknowledged master of simplicity in product design. “Once you get there, you can move mountains.” Jobs spent his career trying to get his thinking “clean” and cultivating a “beginner’s mind” so that he could make things simple. And…
Hold up — it’s time to be real. NurPhoto / Contributor / Getty ImagesBeReal The social media app BeReal, which pings all of its users at a certain time of day with a two-minute warning to take a front and back-facing photo, has taken off. As of Monday, it is No. 2 on Apple’s top…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’re renting properties in 2022, you’ve embarked on a profitable endeavor. As housing prices soar and demand for rental properties grows, there’s no investment more lucrative than real estate. But to make the most of this leasing season, you need an airtight marketing strategy. This means…
Google‘s CEO is doubling down on the company’s decision to “increase efficiency” and cut costs — and he’s less than thrilled about the way employees are handling the news. Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox MediaJerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media Sundar Pichai recently spoke to employees at a company-wide Town Hall meeting where he addressed…